The environmentalist worldview – “the green dragon” – is everywhere. It’s at school, grocery stores, on television, in movies, promoted and even enforced by governments, and just about everywhere else imaginable. It’s even in the church to one extent or another. That’s where the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation comes in. According to their website, “The [...]
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Resisting the Green Dragon
Posted in Recommendations, worldview on May 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
5 Good Books on Pluralism
Posted in 5 Good..., Apologetics, proclaiming the gospel, worldview on December 5, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Pluralism – the spirit of our age – teaches that all religions ultimately lead to God. Biblical Christianity teaches that, ultimately, the only way to God is through Jesus Christ (called exclusivism). The two questions that get to the core of pluralism are: Is Jesus Christ the only Savior? Is faith in Jesus Christ necessary [...]
What Can We Learn from Penn State?
Posted in Miscellaneous, The Public Square, worldview on November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re not familiar with what’s going on at Penn State University, please read this first. In brief, a university president, athletic director, and a legendary head football coach have resigned or been fired due to terrible mishandling of an awful pattern of sexual abuse of young boys by a former assitant coach and heir-apparent [...]
What?
Posted in Bible, contemporary evangelicalism, Gospel, politics, worldview on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Erik Raymond, at his website, has an post called “So, is President Bush and Evangelical?” It’s eye-opening and sad. I’d like to read the rest of the interview, but if what Raymond quotes is representative, it doesn’t sound good. President Bush doesn’t seem to have a handle on the gospel or the authority of [...]
Upsurge in Apologetics
Posted in Apologetics, Books, worldview on July 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Troy Anderson, writing in Christianity Today, notes a renewed interest in apologetics (the defense of Christianity and the Christian worldview), especially among younger people. He’s right! I’ve seen it firsthand with my students. You can read his article here. If you haven’t read the books he mentions, get them and read them!
We Have Some Work To Do
Posted in demographics, evangelism, worldview on February 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A huge portion of the American public: 1. Has read two books in the last year – Harry Potter and The DaVinci Code.2. Uses only two websites – Google and Facebook.3. Visits only a few blog posts a day.4. Watches only two or three TV shows, including the Super Bowl.5. Eats only at McDonalds.6.Watches only [...]
